From 92192e8cce7e4aa9de005ef7e32b13eca1776a79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Tearle <mtearle@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:04:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Attempt at a fairer idler chooser

---
 sql-edition/servers/Idler.py      |  5 ++++-
 sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py b/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
index fc7573a..eedfe73 100755
--- a/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ class ClockIdler(Idler):
 			self.v.display(" %8.8s " % (output))
 			self.last = output
 
+	def affinity(self):
+		return 3 
+
 class FortuneIdler(StringIdler):
 	def __init__(self, v):
 		fortune = "/usr/games/fortune"
@@ -242,4 +245,4 @@ class FortuneIdler(StringIdler):
 		StringIdler.__init__(self, v, text,repeat=False)
 
 	def affinity(self):
-		return 15
+		return 20
diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py b/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
index 3f2c72f..b623be6 100755
--- a/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ def setup_idlers(v):
 		StringIdler(v, text=CREDITS),
 		StringIdler(v, text=str(math.pi) + "            "),
 		StringIdler(v, text=str(math.e) + "            "),
-		StringIdler(v),
 		FortuneIdler(v),
 		ClockIdler(v),
+		StringIdler(v),
 		GrayIdler(v),
 		TrainIdler(v),
 		GrayIdler(v,one="*",zero="-"),
@@ -205,11 +205,25 @@ def setup_idlers(v):
 		GrayIdler(v,one="/",zero="\\",reorder=1),
 		GrayIdler(v,one="X",zero="O",reorder=1),
 		]
+    disabled = [
+		]
 	idler = choose_idler()
 
 def choose_idler():
 	global idler
-	idler = idlers[int(random()*len(idlers))]
+	iiindex = 0
+
+	if idler:
+		iiindex = idlers.index(idler)
+
+	iilen = len(idlers)
+
+	move = int(random()*len(idlers)) + 1
+
+	while move >= 0:
+		idler = idlers[( (iiindex + 1) % iilen)]
+		move = move - idler.affinity()
+
 	idler.reset()
 
 def idle_step():
-- 
2.20.1